Moog Minimoog Voyager

Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition

The highly anticipated Minimoog Voyager synthesizer has arrived! This
masterpiece of a synthesizer marks two landmarks in the history of
synthesizers: the rebirth of the Minimoog and
the return of Moog
Music! Dr. Robert Moog himself helped design this modern-day
Minimoog along with Big Briar. Big Briar (formed by Dr. Moog in 1978)
became popular in the nineties with their Moogerfooger analog effect
boxes and Etherwave Theremins. In
2002, Moog got the rights back to Moog Music so Big Briar (and all its products) are
now Moog Music.

Moog Music introduced the Minimoog Voyager synthesizer in two
editions: the Signature Edition and the Performer
Edition. There were only 600 Signature Edition models and they listed for
$3,495 each! Their unique features include: Hand-finished wood cabinet in
your choice of genuine solid maple (light), cherry (honey-colored), or
walnut (brown), illuminated, clear acrylic Pitch Bend and Modulation
wheels, gold-plated nameplate, padded Gig Bag, 4-year warranty with two
free factory tunings, and is individually inspected and signed by Bob
Moog. The Performer Edition listed for $2,995 and has a solid hardwood
cabinet.

The Minimoog Voyager is a true analog monophonic synthesizer (probably
the most expensive one of its kind) and is based entirely on the
original classic Minimoog Model D, which was
produced by Moog Music, Inc. from 1970 to 1982. It introduces many new
features, including a three dimensional touch pad, MIDI I/O, extensive
patching facilities, patch storage, and more! It's cased in a beautiful,
solid hardwood cabinet with a multi-position hinged control panel.

Just like the original, the Voyager has three analog wide-range voltage
controlled oscillators, one noise source, as well as one audio
preamplifier for externally-applied audio signals. Two resonant
Moog-style filters are on-board and function in dual lowpass or
lowpass/highpass modes and can be modulated by one of the two ADSR
envelopes, the LFO, or external control. All knobs and switches can have
their settings stored into one of 128 Program memories. Program Banks as
well as the Voyager's Operating System can be uploaded/downloaded via
MIDI SysEx. Centered on its front panel is the ominous, black 3-D (XYZ)
Touch Surface which provides three continuously-variable control signals
which are derived from the up-down and left-right position of the
player's finger, and the amount of area with which the player makes
contact to the surface.

There's also a 44-note keyboard, this time with velocity and aftertouch
sensitivity. Also on-board are Pitch and Mod wheels, Glide/Portamento,
and a series of 1/4" CV and/or Pedal jacks lining the top/rear of the
front panel. The Mod Wheel can be sent to control all oscillators, or
just VCO2, VCO3, the filter cutoff, or LFO rate. The Mod can gets its
source from the LFO (triangle/square/sample-n-hold waveforms), VCO3, or
the external Mod2 input. A Mixer Module gives you a five-input mixer for
combining various audio sources prior to filtering between the
oscillators, noise and external audio input signals.

The new Minimoog Voyager is a first class synth; every bit as elegant in
look as sound and quality. It is highly streamlined and offers all the
functionality of a modern day (mono)synth with the classic, warm,
unforgettable Moog sound. It WILL replace your original Minimoog (if
you're lucky enough to have one). Signature models will become prized
possessions for decades to come, and the Performer models will prove to
be major players in future of music to come!! It's being used by
Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, the Crystal Method, Electric Skychurch,
Duran Duran, Air, Morcheeba, Black Eyed peas, Nine Inch Nails, Blues
Traveller, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dido, The Cure, Herbie Hancock, Rick
Wakeman, Yes, Nickelback, Dream Theater, Paul Simon, Joy Electric, the
Neptunes, Alicia Keys, CeeLo Green, Madonna, Incubus, FUN, Radiohead, Bjork and more!

Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition

Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition (2005) packages the
Voyager into a 19" 5U rack mount / table-top version. The Voyager RME
contains all the synthesis functions of the original
Voyager and includes the Electric Blue backlit panel introduced with
the Anniversary Edition Voyager from 2004. New features include a switchable
output mode (balanced/unbalanced) and an Input Accessory Port for
CV/Gate Inputs. Up to 16 RME Voyagers can be linked together to achieve
polyphony. The RME listed for $2,795.

Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue

Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue (2006) is based off the limited run
of the 50th Anniversary Edition Voyagers from 2004-05, which featured a black
painted wood cabinet and the control panel was backlit using electroluminescent
technology. The Electric Blue models which have been sold since 2006 continue
to feature the electric blue backlit panel and is housed in a fractal blue solid
ash cabinet and lists for $3,556.

Minimoog Voyager Select Series

Minimoog Voyager Select Series (2006-13) was a customizable
version of the Electric Blue in which the customer can
choose between mahogany, electric blue, traditional ash, white wash,
maple, black, cherry, and walnut cabinets with red, blue, white, orange,
green, or purple backlighting. They listed for $3,659 but were reduced to $2,999
when discontinued in 2013.

Minimoog Voyager Old School

Minimoog Voyager Old School (2008-09) looks like a traditional
1970's Minimoog. The Old School is focused on traditional features,
dropping digital controls and leaving behind a pure analog
sound engine. The central touch pad controller and LCD
screens are gone. It has expanded modulation capabilities beyond that of the previous
Voyagers (more patchable sources and destinations). MIDI I/O is absent,
but it has pitch CV out and keyboard gate CV out. It was only available
in the "Traditional Ash" wood panelling and listed at $2,695. Billed by Moog as the perfect
replacement for the Minimoog Model D. The Old School was discontinued in 2009.

Minimoog Voyager XL

Minimoog Voyager XL (2010) was released in celebration of the
40th anniversary of the Minimoog Model D. It adds to the Voyager an
expanded 61-note keyboard, a ribbon controller, an additional
LFO/modulation bus, and most notably, an extensive front-panel analog
patch bay that opens the Voyager up to a more modular approach to
creating sounds with more flexibility than any previous Voyager model.
The XL listed for $4,995.

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